Case 36-2018: A 29-Year-Old Man with an Incidentally Discovered Renal Mass

A 29-year-old man was evaluated for a new, self-identified left testicular mass. Genitourinary ultrasonography revealed a varicocele on the left side and an incidental complex right renal mass measuring 11 cm in diameter. Diagnostic and management decisions were made.

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Published inThe New England journal of medicine Vol. 379; no. 21; pp. 2064 - 2072
Main Authors Dahl, Douglas M, Simeone, Joseph F, Iliopoulos, Othon, Saylor, Philip J, Wu, Chin-Lee
Format Journal Article Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Massachusetts Medical Society 22.11.2018
Subjects
Adult
Carcinoma, Renal Cell - diagnosis
Carcinoma, Renal Cell - genetics
Carcinoma, Renal Cell - pathology
Carcinoma, Renal Cell - therapy
Case reports
Cysts
Diagnosis, Differential
Health surveillance
Hospitals
Humans
Incidental Findings
Kidney - diagnostic imaging
Kidney - pathology
Kidney cancer
Kidney Neoplasms - diagnosis
Kidney Neoplasms - genetics
Kidney Neoplasms - pathology
Kidney Neoplasms - therapy
Laboratories
Male
Medical imaging
Melanoma
Mens health
Metastasis
Patients
Prognosis
Skin cancer
Spermatocele - diagnostic imaging
Testicular cancer
Testis - diagnostic imaging
Translocation, Genetic
Tumors
Ultrasonography
Ultrasound
Urology
Varicocele - diagnostic imaging
Veins & arteries
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Summary:A 29-year-old man was evaluated for a new, self-identified left testicular mass. Genitourinary ultrasonography revealed a varicocele on the left side and an incidental complex right renal mass measuring 11 cm in diameter. Diagnostic and management decisions were made.
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ISSN:0028-4793
1533-4406
DOI:10.1056/NEJMcpc1802832